Washing-machine.



W. NBUNER.

WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 18, 1909.

927,584. Patented July 13,1909.

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APPLIOATION FILED MAB..18,1909.

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WILLIAM NEUNER, O1 JUNCTION CITY, KANSAS.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 13, 1909.

Application filed March 18, 1909. Serial No. 484,296.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, \VILL AM NEUNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Junction City, in the county of Geary and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lVashing-Mw chines; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appcrtains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in washing machines.

The object of the invention is to provide a washing machine having an adjust-ably mounted tank or clothes receptacle which may he raised and lowered to accommodate more or less clothes, and to hold them up in position to be engaged by the clothes rubbing devices which are pivoted in the upper portion of the machine.

A further object is to provide a simple and etl'ective mechanism for operating the clothes rubbing devices.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrange ment of parts as will be described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, l igure 1 is a side view of my improved washing machine, showing the same in closed or operative position; Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the machine in open position; Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the machine as shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is an end view; Fig. 5 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view; and Fig. 6 is a vertical transverse sectional view of the same.

My improved washing machine comprises upper and lower sections, 1 and 2. The lower section, 2, has attached thereto suitable supporting legs, 3, and has arranged therein the tank or clothes receptacle, -'t. The lower section, 2, is in the form of an open t'rame consisting of side pieces, 5, and end pieces, 6. The legs, 3, are attached to the side pieces, while the end pieces have attached thereto tank supporting devices by means of which the tank -l is adj u'stably supported in the frame of the lower section.

The supporting device for the tank consists of threaded rods, 7, the upper ends of which are rewilubly mounted in bearing brackets, 8, on the end piece (S of the lower ."BCtilOll. The threaded lower portion of the rods 7 are engaged with lugs, t), sccurcd to the opposite ends of thc tank. said lugs being provided with threaded apertures to receive the threaded portion ot the rods, 7, whereby when said rods are revolved, the tank will be moved up or down in the section, In the upper ends of the rods T are termed squared sockets, it), adapted to receive the squared lower ends oi operating devices car- 'ricd by the upper section 1 ol the machine.

The upper section 1 is in the lorm ot a frame consisting of side pieces, 12, and end pieces, 13. The upper section is also providcd with a top, ll, having l'ormcd thcrcin a central, lmigitinlinally disposed slot, to, in which are pivolally mounted the clothes rub hing devices hcrcina'tter described. ()n the end pieces, l of the upper section are arranged bearing brackets, to, in which are rcvolubly mounted operating rods, 17, :av ing squared lower ends adapted to be engagcd with the squared sockets. to, in the upper ends oil the tank adjusting rods, 7. The upper ends of the rods ll project a slight distance above the top, 1%, ol the upper section and are provided with hand wheels or other suitable operating devices. 18. lVhen the upper and lower scctions oi the machine are in closed or operative position, the squared lower ends oi the operating rods, ll, lit into the squared sockets ot the adjusting rods and by rotating the operating members in the proper direction, the adjusting rods will be caused to screw the tank up or down in the lower section, thereby adjusting the same to the proper position.

The rubbing devices are here shown and preferably consist of a series o't plates or paddles, 19, ot which there may 1 any desired number, four oi? the same being shown in the presentinstancc. 'ihcsc plates or paddles are arranged in parallel relation. the two intermediate plates being preterably slightly longer than the outer plates to more readily co-act with the curved bottom of the tank. The plates or paddles, it), each consists ot a series ol bars, 20, which are spaced apart and suitably secured together at their upper ends, while between the lower ends of said bars are arranged rubbing disks, 21, one of said disks being also disposed on the outer side of each end bar, as shown. The upper ends of the plates or paddles it) are provided with upwardly projecting operating bars, 22, which project through and are pivoted in the slot, 15, of the top piece, 14:.

The upper endsof the bars, 22, are preferably bifurcated and said upper ends are pivotally secured together by a connecting bar 23, which is preferably arranged in the bifurcated upper ends of the operating bars, 22, said connecting bars projecting beyond the operating bars of the outer plates or paddles, as shown. The projecting outer ends of the connecting bars are provided with laterally projecting pins, 2%, are connected the outer ends of pitman rods, 25, the inner ends of which are pivotally connected to a wrist pin, 26, which is cocentric-ally mounted on an operating disk or plate, 27, fixed on the end of a drive shaft, 28. The drive shaft 28 is revolubly mounted in suitable bearing brackets, 29, on the upper side of the top, 1 1, and on the outer end of the shaft is fixedly mounted a spur gear pinion, 30.

Mounted on a stub shaft, 31, on one of the side pieces, 12, of the upper section, is a fly wheel, 32, which is provided with a crank handle, 33, as shown. On the stub shaft, 31, and operatively connected to the fly wheel, 32, is a spur gear pinion, 3a, which is in engagement with an idle spur gear 35, revolubly mounted in a suitable bearing bracket, 36, on the top, let. The idle gear, 35, is in mesh with the pinion 30 on the drive shaft, 28, whereby when motion is imparted to the fly wheel, said shaft will drive the pitman rods, 25, which are operatively connected to the rubbing devices, and thus swing said devices back and forth in the tank, 1, as will be understood.

The upper and lower sections of the machine may be connected together in any suitable manner, but are here shown and are preferably connected at one end by hinges, 37, which are in the form of bars, having their outer ends secured in the ends of the side pieces of the upper and lower section, while their inner ends are pivotally secured together as shown. Bymeans of this construction, the upper section may be swung upwardly to entirely disengage the rubbing devices from the tank in the lower section, as is clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

By providing an adjustably mounted tank or clothes receptacle, and means for adjusting the same as shown and described, said tank may be raised and lowered to bring the bottom of the tank into a proper position to co-act with the lower ends ofthe.

rubbing devices whereby the clothes in the to which ing the rubbing devices of a series of spaced bars, the water is permitted to circulate through said spaces when forced through the clothes by the action of the rubbers.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understoodwithout requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thusdescribed my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is:

1. In a washing machine, a tank or clothes receptacle, a series of clothes rubbing devices, means to raise and lower said tank with respect to said rubbing devices, and means whereby the latter are operated in said tank, substantially as described.

2. In a washing machine, an adjustably mounted tank or clothes receptacle, a series of pivotally mounted rubbing devices, means to raise and lower said tank with respect to said rubbing devices, a drive shaft operatively connected to said rubbing devices whereby they are swung back and forth in said tank, and an operating gearing connected to said drive shaft, substantially as described.

3. A washing machine comprising upper and lower hinge sections, a tank adjustably mounted in said lower section, said tank having on its opposite end lugs provided with threaded apertures, threaded adjusting rods revolubly mounted on the ends of said lower section and adapted to engage the threaded apertures in said lugs, said adjusting rods having in their upper ends squared sockets, revolubly mounted operating rods on the ends of said upper section, said rods having squared lower ends to engage the squared sockets in said adjusting rods, operating devices on the upper ends of said operating rods, a seriesof clothes rubbing devices pivotally mounted in said upper section, and means whereby said rubbing devices are swung back and forth in said tank, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

S. C. Hoae, N. D. Anmunen. 

